Risk Assessment Falls Index Elderly Person | Medical Algorithm

Index to Identify Risk of Falling for Community-Dwelling Elderly Person

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Are you evaluating an elderly person who dwells in the community?

Yes No

Does the person have a history of dizziness when standing or walking?

Yes No

Does the person have a history of difficulty with balance?

Yes No

Did the person fall during the previous year?

Yes No

Select an appropriate answer for the ability to do each activity

Get up from armless chair

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Sit down in armless chair

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Raise feet while walking

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Turn around 180 degrees

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Index to Identify Risk of Falling for Community-Dwelling Elderly Person

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Purpose:

To evaluate a community-dwelling elderly person's risk of falling in the coming year using the index of Covinsky et al.

Specialty

Emergency Medicine

Critical Care

Surgery

General

Objective

ICD-10

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